Hyderabad: The EAGLE Force busted an inter-state drug racket by arresting four persons from Vijayawada at a hotel in Gachibowli on Oct 25. Police seized MDMA, methamphetamine and ganja and booked 47 people, including the arrested accused, alleged suppliers and consumers, under the NDPS Act.
The four had arrived in Hyderabad on Oct 23 to supply drugs to customers, police said. Police registered a suo motu case against the four arrested accused and 43 others, including alleged suppliers from Bengaluru, Goa and Vijayawada, as well as consumers. Field tests confirmed the substances as MDMA, amphetamine and ganja.
“We seized 48 MDMA pills weighing 24 grams, one gram of methamphetamine and 50 grams of ganja, besides mobile phones, an iPad, cheque books, smoking equipment and a car,” an EAGLE Force officer said. Urine tests of all four accused returned positive for ganja and amphetamine consumption, police said. During a search conducted in the presence of witnesses, police allegedly found contraband in Fardeen’s backpack. Fardeen and Vikas are engineering graduates, while Jameel holds a diploma in hotel management. Vasavya worked as a beautician. The remaining accused are absconding. The four were remanded to judicial custody.